Episode #356 Michele Bachmann beat out Ron Paul by less than 200 points in the Iowa Straw Poll, and yet the media has forgotten about Paul, Rick Perry is extremely crazy, the class war goes unnoticed by the media, and women's rights are still under assault.

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Episode #355 Wisconsin recall elections, travel adventures, London rioters (and their families) could lose their homes, Cameron calls for the end of social media, why politicians are pussies, in defense of Obama supporters, how poor people can afford microwaves, Dan Choi faces jail time.

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Episode #354 Vegan fighter Erin Red (@erinred) joins the show to answer your questions about veganism, MMA, and thanks the Maniacs for all of your support! Because of you, Red Radio is now almost a reality. When CR reaches 700 members, Erin will have her own show. Sign up at wearecitizenradio.com!

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Episode #351 President Obama gives a speech focusing on the deficit over mass unemployment, London burns, defining the term "looting," dismantling the "real men eat meat" myth, religious employers might soon be able to determine if they feel like paying for women's birth control, and Gov. Perry fails to pray the baddies away.

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Episode #350 Revisting the Park51 community center controversy, atheism and religion, exploring the cause of the UK riots, U.S. widens its drug war into Mexico (featuring private mercenaries), Iraq giving the U.S. money, and Allison explains why we probably can't trust the crew at S&P.

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Episode #349 Allison has a new article up at Truthout all about the Koch brothers' spider web: giant corporate cash disseminates to an array of astroturfing and non-profit groups, including one that set up a partisan website staffed with hack reporters designed to discredit Democratic candidates. Read and share the article!

Also, Fullerton police beat a homeless, mentally ill man to death. A disturbing video of the event has been circulating the internet in which the homeless man, Kelly Thomas, can be heard crying for his father.

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Episode #348 Moody's has maintained America's AAA rating, and yet things still suck in the real world for most Americans. Also, the Pentagon gets an extra $50 billion from the debt deal, and Matt Damon defends teachers (and Jamie swoons). Allison and Jamie discuss how "No Child Left Behind" crushes dissent, and answer a question from a listener who has decided to homeschool her children.

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Episode #347 Don Lemon takes on Rand Paul, and Allison and Jamie are pretty sure it's because a lil' Citizen Radio rubbed off on him. Then, Listener Mail, Rep. Doug Lamborn R-Colorado, says that being associated with Obama's policies would be like "touching a tar baby," a domestic terrorist attacks a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas and the media yawns, Gov. Rick Scott is still crazy, the Kochs manipulate events behind the scenes in Wisconsin, and the TSA would like to have a word with every single one of you.

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Episode #346 House committee approves bill requiring internet providers to keep logs of their customers' activities for one year--in case police want to review them in the future. Jamie shares his trauma over taking one of the cats to the vet. Also, more on the debt ceiling "negotiations," NPR thinks teh gay can be cured with therapy, Pamela Geller is still crazy, and teachers are swell people.

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